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0UTLAWB OF HSV MEXICO.The Exploits of a Btad Headed bya Hew York Youth.20.—milesLas Vegas. New Mexioo, Bee*One hundred and twenty-eeven southeast of Las Vegas, New Mexioo, Is Fort Sumner, once the base of operations against the Indians who com mitted depredations against the stockmen. The fort was abandoned some ten or twelve years ago, owing to the removal of troops further south, toward the border of Mexico. Theproperty was condemned and sold to Fete Maxwell, a well-known ranchman of the section. Since then it has been a depot of supplies for stosk-to the camp of ttee rangers and-stout** f ly asserted that the outlaws bad taken possession of his ranch and that he had no power over them nor anything to do with them. It was considered best to hold Greathouse as a hostage, while Jim Carlyle, the leader of the rangers, aoceeded to the Kid's request for arequestconference A long time lapsed, andCa.....man aud a stage station on the postal« Vs ‘fcroute to Pecos Valley and Panhandle,Texas.Until recently, on almost any fair day, there might have been seen lounging about the store or engaged in target practice four men, all of them young, neatly dressed, and of good appearance. A stranger riding iu the little hamlet would have taken them to be a party of £astem gentlemen, who bad come into that sparsely settled region in search of sport. Many who have gone into that country havearlyle did not return. His men be* ^ | gan to feel unefcsy about him, and * I despatched a note to the renegade chief saying that unless Carlyle was given up in less than five minutes they would kill Greathouse. No reply was received. Soon alter the rangers saw Carlyle lean from the window and dash down the hill toward their intreuchments. He had not gone far, however, when they saw the Kid throw half his body through the window, and, taking deliberateaim, brought down poor Carlyle, kiil-They say that atumner, during the latter part of theweek they were informed that the Kid” and his gang were at Stinkinga-a a-wTOvft!o tJotim14Springs, and having collected a or sixteen men they went after neThe “Kid’s” party consisted of Dave Rudabauerh. the murderer of Lopez, the Las Vegas jailer; Billy Wilson, Tom Fickett, aud Chas. Bowdre, making with nimself live men in all. The nosse under Sheriff Garrett reachedpoiStinfcingSprimrs lust before day-break, and surrounded the bouse in which theing him instantly. A sharp right followed, but the outlaws succeeded iumaking their escape. Greathouse also getting away during the confusion. Before leaving for home with the dead body of their leader, the ranger tired everything about the place, and Greathouse, concealed some miles away, saw the smoke his burning property.“Kid” and his men were quartered. They satisfied themselves that the outlaws were in the house and then waited quietly for them to come out. Soon after it had become light enough to see perfectly one of the doors of the house opened aud a man stepped out. Tne besiegers thought it was the“Kid” nd fired. The man went back into the house, then came out again and fell dead. It was then ascertained that Chas. Bowdre had been shot. The posse continued to guard the house until nearly dark, when the outlawssurrendered, although the “Kid” wasTheAmeiRaleijhere.the fctried(solaiChili,1822 afouldthenvarioTin and t couniyearslows:secure byThe three parties are now engaged in scouting the country, and will notviolently opposed to it, aud were made y tneir o %from there here. At Vegas there wascantors. They werethen taken to Las V egas and Droughtstruck up an acquaintance with theseidmen and found them agreeable fellows. These men are the worst desperadoes in the West, and large parties of armed men are now scouring the country in pursuit of them.For a number of years ihe people of Eastern New Mexico and Panhandle, Texas, have been harassed by a gang who have ruu oil stock, burned ranches, and committed acts of violence and murder. It was onlv regive up the chase till the county is rid of every one of the outlaws. Moneya strong disposition to lynch the men,deescently that the leaders and organization of the band were discovered. Theleaders are Billy the Kid, so called from his youth; Dve Rudabauch,k*-ri.i.OuISne)fitBilly Wilson, and Tom CPPhallier, the four loungers about Fort Bumner. The Kid is the captain of the gang. Their fastness is about thirty*five miles due east from Fort Bumner, on the edge of the great Staked Plain. In that region is a small lake called Las Portales. It is surrounded by steep hills, from which flow numerous streams that feed the little lake. This place the robbers selected for their resort partly on account of its biding places, but mainly on account of the opportunities it afforded them for stock thieving. No matter from what direction the storm came, it drove to the lake the here s of cattle which roam at large in this rich3tgraving country. There the band built for thenni-ai-naud outfits have been freely offered by men who have large iuterest iu that section. Government officials are now interested in the campaign, for, iu addition to their other crimes, the outlaws have put into circulation a large quantity of the counterfeit money manufactured by William Brock way, the forger. The bills were obtained by one of the gang naimd Davis, who formeiiy operated in Chicago, and coui: lerfeit $100 bills in large numbers bave been put in circulation among the stockmen and merchants in all that region. The information that enabled the Government officers to fix the handling of counterfeit money upon the Kid’s gang came from a freighter named Smith. Boon afterward, while Smith was on his way from Las Vegas to Fort Bumner with a load of freight, he was waylaid aud murdered by some of the gang.William Bonney, alias the Kid, the leader of the baud, is scarcely more than 20 years of age. He is handsome aud dresses well. He baa a fair com-pleetion, smooth face, blue eyes, and b.itn•n*i-nofrwrsrm►1-3delaininlyislym•olarifenilly,thusaganurx-neci-anaser,kiiikeonii-ofedinnemeheugedveheM.•ge’ir-H.ithfcsers.er,y-er-rsu-. 1us-;is*leated rii-1 itrerre-r aheor-thtvecriedid.i aBeal,heInthemselves one of those rude dug-outs so common on the Western frontier, two sides formed by the side of the hill, the other two constructed of sod and dirt plastered together, and the whole covered by a thatched roof.Stockades or corrals were built near by in which to put stolen stock. During pleasant weather the members of the gang lounged about Fort Sumner or other stations in that section. When the storm sent cattle scudding over the plains to the haven afforded by the hill-protected lake-basin, the gan would hurry to tb dir rendezvous an cut out from the herds the best cattle, driving them into their corral, whence they were later sent to market. Their booty was large, for they had a vast stock to select from, the whole country for a distance of one hundred and fifty miles either way being a rich, continuous pasture. Besides the active members of the baud, there were many who had apparently some settled occupation, and made themselves useful iu disposing of the stolen cattle, i u every town of any size within a radius of 150 miles there were butchers who dealt regularly iu this stolen stock. When supplies from roviug herds ran short the desperadoes would make a raid on herds that were guarded, attacking ranches and killing or driving off the inmates. Besides their station at Las Portales, they had one at Bosque Grande, fifty miles to the southwest, and another at Greathouse’s ranehe, fifty miles to the north. Whenever they were pursued when running off stock, they had the choice of three places to which to resort.The people of the surrounding country finally found the existence of this band unendurable. After repeated searches which failed, owing to the smallness of the pursuing parties, it was resolved to organize several bands, who should co-operate in a campaign, which should end only when the outlaws were driven out of the country, or their capture, dead or alive, was effected. The authorities of the several counties which bordered on the country ever by the Kid’s gang had been repeatedly petitioned to send out a posse of men to hunt them down, but, as Las Portales was on disputed territory, the authorities were never able to settle upon any plan of action. At last the ranchmen took the matter into their own hands, and the first party they sent out succeeded in getting on the track of a detachment of the gang, who were baufing material to Las Portales, where they were building large stock yards. Although the party was not successful in capturing the outlaws, they made the outlaws Hit about the country in a more lively manner than had been their wont. This showed that nothing could be done by a small force. A guard was always kept out on the numerous peaks about Las Portales, from wrhich outlook the country for twenty miles either way could be scanned by the outlaws, so that tney could easily elude a small party.The Panhandle Transportation Company an association of stockmen of western Texas, banded together for mutual protection, commissioned their superintendent, Frank S'ewart, a brave fellow, who was just the man for such work, to organize an expedition against the outlaws. The White Oaks, a flourishing mining camp, organized a band of rangers Still another party of picked men, under the lead of Sher-iff Pat Garrett of Lincoln County, who i considered one of. the bravest anu coolest men in the whole region, joined in the campaigu. Iu the latter part of November Garrett, with a force of fourteen men, made a dash for Bosque Grande, riding all night, and there succeeded in capturing five of the outlaws. One of them was a condemned murderer who had escapedfrom jail; another of them was a murderer for whose arrest $1,500 had been offered, These are the sort of men who reinforce the band. Las Portales has long been an asylum for fugitives from justice. Bosque Grande (Great Forest) is situated in one of the most fertile regions of the West, and as the rich lands bordering upon the Pecos River are the objective point of many who intend to settle in the Territory, it was thought best to rid that region of the outlaws first, in order that none might be deterred fiom settling there. Precautions have been taken which will prevent this refuge of the band from ever sheltering them again.It was expected that the two other parties would work with Garrett’s band, but the Panhandle party wererown hair. He is about five feet ten inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, aud is lithe, active, and graceful. He has one bad feature; two of his front teeth protrude so as to show when his lips are closed. A beautiful bay mare that he has carefully trainee!, is all that he seems to care for, unless he reserves some affection for his brace of six-shooters and Winchester rifle, which have helped him out of many a tight place. His care of the beautiful mare is well deserved, fcr many a time has her fleetness, which surpasses that of any other horse in the Territory, saved his life. The Kid is an admirable rider, and as he is always expecting to be obliged to take to flight, he usually rides another horse, leading his pet behind, iu order to make the best time possible on a fresh horse. He is considered a dead shot, and much of his time is spent iu target practice. He was born in New York State, but his parents removed to Indiana when he was quite small, and thence to Arizona. There, in the Tombstone District, the Kid killed his fir^t man, when he was only 17 years old, and was obliged to leave the country. He came to New Mexico, where he has lived.About three years ago a difficulty arose in Lincoln county. New Mexico, between the stockmen and the Indian agent on the reservation. The trouble arose iu regard to some cattle that had been purchased for the Indians. Nearly every man in the county was under arms, aud the trooos were called out by Gov. Wallace to quell the disturbance. Tne Kid was mixed up iu the affair, and had some narrow escapes. On one occasion he was hotly pursued and was obliged to take refuge in a house in Lincoln, which was surrounded by sixty colored soldiers. To the demand tosurrender he only laughed and shot down a soldier just to show that he was game. The house was set on fire, when the Kid, after loading up his Winchester rifle, leaped from the burning building and made a dash for liberty. All the while he was running he kept firing from his Winchester, bringing down a number of his pursuers. Bullets whistled over his head, but he made his escape, and leaping on a horse was toon laughing at hispursuers. There . is no telling howmany men he has killed. He sets no value on human life, and has never hesitated at murder when it would serve his purposes. Gov. Wallace a few days ago offered a reward of $500 for his capture, and promiuent citizens would make up a handsome purse in addition.Billy Wilson is much the same sort of looking fellow as the chief. He is about the same build, with dark hair and a slight moustache. He left the Ohio home, where his people, who are all highly esteemed, still reside, several years ago. After being engaged in the cattle business in Texas lor some time, he came to New Mex-When the excitement broke outand it was deemed safest to bring them through to Banta Fe. It is said that the Vegas people were for taking the prisoners away from tine guard. Pickett was the only one of the four captives who was left at the Vegas Jail. The arrival here of the prisoners created a a good deal of excitement, and SheriffGarrett is the hero of the hour.Las Vegas, N. M.t December 28.— The notorious gang of outlaws composed of about twenty-five men, who, under the leadership of “Billy, the Kid,” have for the past six months overrun Eastern New Mexico, murdering »nd committing other deeds of outlawry, was broken up last Saturday morning by the killing of two and the capturing of four others, including the leader. The prisoners were lodged in Las Vegas Jail and calls of lynching were provoked, but the*.vigilance of the captors, Deputy Sheriff Garrett and others, prevented. Yesterday forenoon Garret and other captors boarded the train with the prisoners for the purpose of taking them to Santa Fe. Sheriff Homers remonstrated against taking Rudabaugk, one of the prisoners who killed the Las Vegas Deputy Sheriff, to Santa Fe, but to no effect. He then went to the depot with a posse of 300 men and made a formal demand for the prisoners, hut was toldthat if he wanted the prisoners to takethem. The Sheriff then stationed men at the e rine to cover the engineer, and the ;• :ance of the Sheriff’s posse crowdec :»l»out the train, the platforms of wliick v re crowded with additional guards, ; sed into service by Garrett, and n early every window of the cars served as a port-hok* for rifles. Somebody suggested to take the prisoners now. Stewart, of Garrett’s party, said the instant the first shot was ifred he would unloose every man and arm him. A fight seemed imminent, when Chief Engiueer Robinson appeared and demanded the train be allowed to proceed, aud the Master of Transportation said that if tiie train was not allowed to proceed he would arm all the railroad men and take it out. Detective J. J. Morley, of the Postoffiee Department, jumped into the cab with a pair of six shooters and tolil the engineer to leap out. A conference was fiually concluded, and a compromise being effected by which it was agreed the Sheriff and two men should go to Santa Fe witlr the party, and if the Governor agreed bring Rudabaugh back to Las Vegas. The train then proceeded.1878....1X77....1ST*....It ImenlEldeaboulent,shireeachexpesuitehaynineteenquarrtguithe epoutoneA imot!Beii esswe iardBoslTiCapSOOIthe i fallsess:DetjTafte“Wworyet'can1“Ilt;Iiy.oyFARM NOTES.it wWa l doe, hava di mal PosIi\S] IIIa w bod unione anctheA quibor soc wai dra syn me tee: am bae no veiICO.delayed, owing to scarcity of feed, aud the White Oaks Rangers had theironheennt-heai-imhechden-[Dierdehands full In another quarter. The latter party had a brush with the Kid, Rudabugh, Wilson and several others at Coyote Springs, near the Oaks camp and the outlaws succeeded in escaping, although two had their horses shot from under them. The rangers startedback for reinforcements and supplies, and then pressed on after tjie outlaws,P-recoming upon them at their other station at Greathouse ranch. It was night when the rangers reached the ranch. They threw up earthworks afew hundred yards ffom the stockadeof the ranch, and when the outlaws rose up in the morning they found themselves hemmed in. The ranger# sent a messenger to Jim Greathouse, the owner of U}e ranch* demanding the surrender of the out* aws. Great -house replied In person, He came outover the new camp at White Oaks, he went there and was engaged In the butchering business. He was always considered a smart, energetic fellow, and was well thought of. In some way the Kid persuaded him to join his party, and it was by him that much of the forged paper was put into circulation.Tom O’Phaller is a Texan, and is also a man of good appearance. He has a ruddy, beaming face, and can be an exceedingly agreeable companion. He has been with the band from first, and has committed many crimes,Dave Rudabaugh is 36 years old, and was born in New York City, where he lived until about eight years ago. He has raided over Southern Kansas, the Indian nations, Texas, Southern Colorado, and New Mexico. It would not be difficult to establish charges of murder against him in any or all of those States and Territories* In Colorado, a few ysars ago, he ran off someGovernment stock, and, while pursued by a detachment of soldiers, he killed a Sergeant and two privates. He once beaded an attack on the Las Vegas jail, in order to liberate one of his triends, and shot down a guard who interfered. He is a thorough desperado in look, word, and action, ready at all times for a fight. He thinks no more of putting a bullet, through a human brain than thiough the bull’s eye of the target before which he is continually practicing. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighs about 180 pounds. He has a swarthy complexion, black hair and beard, and hazel eyes, whose cruel, defiant expression has often been noted.The career of the band is about runfor they are hotly pursued, and thechances are that before long they willbe killed or captured. It is not ex pected that* the JCid or Rudabaugh will De taken alive, as they will fight to the last.Santa Fe, N. M., Dec. 28.—At a late hour last night three of the most desperate outlaws who ever infested the Territory were brought to town and placed under charge of the military authorities, the jail not teing deemed safe enough. They are Billy Smith, nicknamed “the Kid,” Dave Rudabaugh and Wm. Wilson. For four years past these, with others, have ruled Lincoln county with the pistol and Winchester rifle, committing at least a dozen murders during that time. The outlaws were capturedthree days ago at Slinking Springs,sixteen miles east of Fort Bumner. According to the accounts of the men, the caplure was easily effected. If was as great a surprise to them as to thePaint all tools that are exposed to the weather or the heat of the sun.Dip the tip of nails in grease and they v ill easily drive into hard wood.Frost will not penetrate so deep when the ground is dry as when it is very w*et.There is as much nourishment in one bushel of beans as iu five bushels of potatoes.Parafline on whetstones is superior to any other liquid, and will keep the stone in better order.Harness oil, made of one gallon of neatsfoot oil, wilh four ounces of lampblack, well mixed, is simple and effective.Spent tan bark has been pounded into a compact clay soil with the bestresults, as it rendered the soil mellow and increased its warmth.The manufacture of thread from wood is now carried on to a considerable extent in Sweden. It is particularly adapted to crochet work.Pastures that have been fed a few seasons will generally produce more milk, or make more fai, than these which have been newly seeded down.Ewes in lamb are very liable t take cold, and when exposed to wet and cold weather, or allowed to lie on the ground, are likely to suffer abortion.The agricultual products of the country during the past few years foot lip enormous figures. In 1879 they amounted to $1,010,959,397, and t lie estimate for the present year is $2,-000,000,000.In Baltimore, Md., there are forty-five firms engaged in the business of preserving and canuiog fruits and vegetables, employing a capita! of $1,-980,450, using material to the value of $1,905,200 and producing stock to the value of $5,262,568.John A, Van VIeit, of the town ofEsopus, N, Y., a few days ago killed ahog which was somewhat remarkable jin that it weighed 250 pounds dressed, and had two hearts and two windpipes. One of the hearts was about half the size of other.Striaghaifc is an affection of the nerves, and is incurable. It is caused by a loss of power of the nerve which controls the muscle by which the leg is lifted, the action then being spas modic, irregular and excessive, causing the high lifting usual iu this disorder.Excessive drinking of water by farmanimals is said to increase the consumption of fat in the body. Too watery fodder and too nluck drinking are therefore to be avoided, especially in fattening, if we wish to attain the most rapid and abundant formation of flesh ana fat.Professor Riley says that kerosene or oil of any kind is sure death to insects in all stages, and the only substance with which we may hope to destroy the eggs. Oils will not mix directly with water but will mix with milk, fresh or sour, and then may be diluted to any desired extent.An English mechanic has inventeda horseshoe composed of three thicknesses of cowhide, compressed into a steel mold and subjected to a chemical preparation. It .will last longer than the common shoe, weighs only one-fourth as much, does not split the hoof, requires no calks, and is very elastic.Plants, like animals, differ much intheir habit and the different sorts of food on which they subsist. The broadleaved clovers, turnips and mangels abstract from the air a large portion of their growth, while the narrow-leaved grains and grasses partake more lavge-ly of mineral food, which they draw from the soli. This fact will explain the great advantage of rotation crops*Fully 35,000 to 40.000 calves have come from the East and been distributed throughout the Western country during the past three months. Over 700 cars of bawlers so far, and they are still coming liberally. The like was never known before. Calves from New York have been taken out intoV DM ticcisnotto !byingto Jc!uinf;lCO lmemabit(pulervonCwbrot!thlt;talwceerwiiHmbigthlt;a i th:lt;lelt;arthosal(jvnit ( tio (onalototy-mspicSU|(finomrJnui jus til cpaiIgraag.rJmuthesea**. ltoofersTme“Nini[Pi1ingOletheI ito 1 hised iAHaof i wothedajbisbacovaStorietaimatlieWO)the a ciNebraska, and when ready for the I plo
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